Improvements Approval Process
Purpose
With the preservation of the original vision for Rossiters Quay in mind, the developer and former landlord of Rossiters Quay, Taylor-Wimpey (Taylor-Woodrow as was), framed the lease for each property around the need for owners to obtain approval for changes and alterations they wished to make.This made it a legal obligation to seek and get such approval before embarking upon any change or alteration - and not to do so would place the owner in breach of his/her lease transfer terms which in future may prejudice any future sale of the property. The intention was not to block change but rather, to ensure that change would happen in a sympathetic way - sympathetic to style, layout, materials and colours - so that the waterside jetties, wharfs and medieval street scenes would endure.
This is not to say that the original design should not be seen as especially precious and frozen in time; indeed, changes are to be encouraged as the needs of owners and their families adapt and move on over time. Some 14 years on it is pleasing to see that generally the development has evolved well - as a normal street scene would do. Most of the changes made to date have been carried out in a sympathetic way with the end result fitting the surroundings.
As Rossiters Quay moves into a new era - with the freehold having transferred from Taylor-Wimpy to Rossiters Quay Freehold Limited (RQFL) and with owners able to become shareholders in the freehold - then it is timely and necessary to review the process by which changes and alterations to properties are considered and decided upon as we go forward from here.
The Consent Process
A document has been produced to outline the process now in place to provide the necessary consent for alterations and changes to properties at Rossiters Quay. The paper can be downloaded by clicking
here.
The application form for consent is available in both word and pdf formats. For the pdf version
click here. For the word version
click here.
